Sweet Squash with Walnuts

Name: Sweet Squash with Walnuts
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons butter; 1 kilograms butternut squash; 237 milliliters crème fraîche or sour cream; 473 milliliters superfine or bakers sugar; 158 milliliters walnut halves

You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give Sweet Squash with Walnuts a try. This gluten free and vegetarian recipe serves 10. One portion of this dish contains around 3g of protein, 11g of fat, and a total of 319 calories. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up butter, butternut squash, baker's sugar, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Peel and seed squash; cut into 1-inch cubes (you should have 7 to 8 cups). In a large bowl, mix squash with sugar.

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Squash

Sugar

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Bowl

Let stand until sugar liquefies, about 30 minutes. Stir, then pour into a deep 2 1/2- to 3-quart baking dish. Crumple a piece of baking parchment larger than the dish opening, moisten with water, then flatten it and cover squash, tucking paper around inside of dish.

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Squash

Sugar

Water

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Baking Pan

Bake in a 300 oven (see notes) until squash is tender when pierced, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Turn off oven and leave squash inside until completely cool, about 3 hours.

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Squash

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Oven

Shortly before serving, in a 6- to 8-inch frying pan over medium heat, stir walnuts and butter until nuts are coated with butter and lightly browned, about 3 minutes. Spoon squash and syrup into small bowls.

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Walnuts